Series 4 - Professional correspondence

0.49m of textual material, graphic

This series consists of professional correspondence that Professor Richards maintained apart from that in his files in Series 3. Included are files of general correspondence (1969-2005), a file (with photos) on the proposed destruction of the Dominion Bank building in Windsor, Ontario, applications for employment (1974-1994), letters of reference (1976-2005), and correspondence with (along with related material on) architects, writers on architecture, and designers such as Stirling Cook (including setting up the Stirling Cook Scholarship Fund a Miami University), Frank Gehry, Kazuhiro Ishii, Daniel Libeskind, Brian MacKay-Lyons, and Bruce Mau. The files contain correspondence, photographs, programmes, press coverage, and associated design items.

Material in the B2019-0009 includes large groupings of assorted correspondence that were collected loosely. These represent Richards’ connections with numerous individuals and institutions related to specific projects and positions.

For accession B2007-0011, the arrangement of the general correspondence and the applications for employment is chronological, while the letters of reference and the architects and associates are arranged alphabetically.

For accession B2019-0009, material is arranged chronologically. Researchers will find overlap with personal and professional correspondence in other series where groupings have also been arranged specifically related to specific projects, institutions, or activity. Please see file listing for additional details.

All files are open, except for the following:

• B2007-0011/016(04) – (15) include letters of reference and are restricted for 30 years following the last date of file activity.